Mumbai: Air India has dragged Kingfisher Airlines to the Bombay High court over dues of Rs 39 crore in ground handling charges at the Kochi airport. The sum includes Rs 20 crore in principal amount and Rs 19 crore interest and pertains to a ground-handling contract with the erstwhile Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines.
"The suit has been admitted in the Bombay High Court and summons have been served on Kingfisher Airlines. The matter will come up for hearing in March,” said M V Kini, counsel for Air India.
Kingfisher ceased operations in October 2012, following a strike by engineers. The airline’s operating permit expired in December that year and it is facing a barrage of claims and litigations over dues. Kingfisher did not respond to an email.
Last month, the high court admitted the state-owned carrier's civil suit. Air India said it had a ground handling agreement with Air Deccan, which was taken over by Kingfisher, from 2008. The agreement was terminated by Kingfisher in 2011.
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